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Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre to deliver revamped virtual reality experience

The Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre is working with the Human Interface Technologies (“HIT” Team) of the University of Birmingham to create an interactive, aerospace visitors centre and multi-functional education facility for schoolchildren and other visitors.

The partnership will leverage Virtual Reality (VR) technologies to enhance the education and inspiration of visitors to the...

 The immersive dome at Devonport's Market Hall provided the perfect venue to showcase the best in South West tech

Lindsey Hall: Magic moments in a time of Covid are just the beginning for the Market Hall

In the second of two articles on the the Market Hall in Devonport, Plymouth, Lindsey Hall, chief executive of Real Ideas, which developed the concept, says the venue has become a home for innovation, community, talent development and business growth. For a different view from Bob Stone, Emeritus Professor of eXtended Reality (XR) and Human-Centred Design at the University of Birmingham,...

Professor Bob Stone: Plymouth's £7.6m immersive dome will struggle to interest the next generation in virtual reality

In the first of two articles on the Market Hall in Devonport, Plymouth, Professor Bob Stone argues the development cost would have been better spent on technology to inspire and educate the next generation. For the response from Lindsey Hall, chief executive of Real Ideas, which developed the Market Hall concept, please see here: Lindsey Hall: Magic moments in a time of Covid are just the...

Bristol cricket club tests out virtual reality training scheme

Stapleton Cricket Club (CC) have teamed up with educational technology company Virti to produce a virtual reality (VR) training programme that will allow players to practice and retain essential skills while off season.

Stapleton CC, established in 1863, will be the first amateur cricket club to adopt VR for the purpose of enhancing and improving player performance, according to...

Software Cornwall's Tech Connect Event, July 2021

Software Cornwall hosts Tech Connect event on July 22nd

Software Cornwall are hosting their quartlery Tech Connect event on Thursday 22nd July, 1-3pm.

Tech Connect events offer the perfect opportunity to engage with Software Cornwall members as well as the wider tech and software community. They can include a mixture of talks, workshops and some guided networking.

This month's Tech Connect will explore facial recognition, virtual...

£7.6m Devonport Market Hall development boosts Plymouth's tech cluster credentials

A space for "world class" digital innovation built at the Grade II listed Market Hall in Devonport, Plymouth, is set to open next month (July) and put the city "on the map" as an internationally-recognised tech cluster.

Developed by Real Ideas Organisation , in partnership with Plymouth City Council and the Institute of Digital Art and Technology at University of Plymouth, the Market...